West Virginia has a population of 1.83M people with a median age of 42.3 and a median household income of $43,385. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of West Virginia declined from 1.84M to 1.83M, a 0.71% decrease and its median household income grew from $42,019 to $43,385, a 3.25% increase.

The population of West Virginia is 92%White, 3.75%Black, and 1.6%Two+. 2.51% of the people in West Virginia speak a non-English language, and 99% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in West Virginia is $117,900, and the homeownership rate is 72.4%. Most people in West Virginia commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 24.4 minutes. The average car ownership in West Virginia is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in West Virginia is $43,385. Males in West Virginia have an average income that is 1.43 times higher than the average income of females, which is $38,773. The income inequality of West Virginia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.45 which is lower than the national average.

Households in West Virginia have a median annual income of $43,385, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $42,019 in 2015, which represents a 3.25% annual growth. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in West Virginia compares to that in the United States.

In 2016, the income inequality in West Virginia was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.69% growth from 2015 to 2016, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.

The 2016GINI for West Virginia is lower than the national average of 0.485. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in West Virginia in comaprison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in various wage buckets compared to the national average.

17.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in West Virginia (319,063 out of 1.78M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 25-34, followed by Female 18-24 and then Female 35-44.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in West Virginia is White, followed by Black or African American and Two or more races.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2015 to 2016, employment in West Virginia declined at a rate of 0.54%, from 713,531 employees to 709,652 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in West Virginia, are Hospitals, Elementary & secondary schools, and Restaurants & Food Services. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of West Virginia, though some of these residents may live in West Virginia and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for West Virginia. In West Virginia the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 55-64, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 77 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $9,826. McDowell County, WV has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in West Virginia.

West Virginia residents 55-64 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in West Virginia. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 55-64, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in West Virginia were $9,826 in 2014, but $9,872 in 2013. These numbers represent a 0.47% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in West Virginia are $$238 more than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in West Virginia compared to national reimburesments.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in West Virginia between the ages of 65 and 75 had 19,312 eye exams, 27,235 hemoglobin tests, and 25,613 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

In 2014, out of the 19,073 women in West Virginia between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 11,169 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, McDowell County, WV has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 17.6%, the highest value of any county in West Virginia. This represents a 10.7% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 15.9%.

The following map shows all of the counties in West Virginia colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, McDowell County, WV has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 28.7%, the highest value of any county in West Virginia. This represents a 6.51% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 30.7%.

The following map shows all of the counties in West Virginia colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, McDowell County, WV has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 14.8, the highest rate of any county in West Virginia. This represents a 9.2% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 16.3.

The following map shows all of the counties in West Virginia colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

West Virginia is home to a population of 1.83M people, from which 99% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of West Virginia is composed of 1.68MWhite residents (92%), 68,738Black residents (3.75%), 29,369Two+ residents (1.6%), 26,783Hispanic residents (1.46%), and 13,777Asian residents (0.75%). The most common foreign languages in West Virginia are Spanish (18,235 speakers), German (3,119 speakers), and Chinese (2,830 speakers), but compared to other places, West Virginia has a relative high number of German (3,119 speakers), Persian (892 speakers), and French (2,768 speakers).

In 2016, the median age of all people in West Virginia was 42.3. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 42.3, were generally older than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 42. But people in West Virginia are getting getting older. In 2015, the average age of all West Virginia residents was 42.2.

In 2016, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of West Virginia was Germany, the natal country of 4,814 West Virginia residents, followed by Mexico with 2,827 and China with 2,602.

When compared to other states, West Virginia has a relatively high number of residents that were born in New Zealand. In 2016, there were 287 people from New Zealand living in West Virginia, approximately 1.4 times more than would be expected based on national averages.

As of 2016, 99% of West Virginia residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2015, the percentage of US citizens in West Virginia was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in West Virginia compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2016, there were 24.5 times more White residents (1.68M people) in West Virginia than any other race or ethnicity. There were 68,738Black and 29,369Two+ residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in West Virginia as a share of the total population.

42,941 of West Virginia citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21.6%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in West Virginia was Spanish. 1% of the overall population of West Virginia are native Spanish speakers. 0.17% speak German and 0.15% speak Chinese, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other states, West Virginia has a relatively high number of residents that are native German speakers. In 2015, there were 3,119 native German speakers living in West Virginia, approximately 0.54 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

In 2015 universities in West Virginia awarded 35,161 degrees. The student population of West Virginia is skewed towards females, with 17,451 male students and 17,710 female students. Most students in West Virginia are White (27,242 and 77.5%), followed by Black or African American (3,058 and 8.7%), Hispanic or Latino (1,433 and 4.08%), and Unknown (1,074 and 3.05%). The largest universities in West Virginia by number of graduates are American Public University System (11,410 and 32.5%), West Virginia University (6,697 and 19%), and Marshall University (2,828 and 8.04%). The most popular majors in West Virginia are General Business Administration & Management (1,627 and 4.63%), General Studies (1,028 and 2.92%), and General Psychology (829 and 2.36%). The median tuition costs in West Virginia are $27,000 for private four year colleges, and $6,032 and $15,260 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in West Virginia were White. These 27,242 graduates mean that there were 8.91 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 3,058 graduates.

The median property value in West Virginia is $117,900, which is 0.58 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $112,100 to $117,900, a 5.17% increase. The homeownership rate of West Virginia is 72.4%, which is higher than the national average of 63.1%. People in West Virginia have an average commute time of 24.4 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in West Virginia is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$43,385

Median Household Income

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722,125

Number of Households

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In 2016, the median household income of the 722,125 households in West Virginia grew to $43,385 from the previous year's value of $42,019.

The following chart displays the households in West Virginia distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75-$100k range.

In 2016, the median property value in West Virginia grew to $117,900 from the previous year's value of $112,100.

The following charts display, first, the property values in West Virginia compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In West Virginia the largest share of households have a property value in the $100k-$125k range.

This chart shows the households in West Virginia distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In West Virginia the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The following chart displays the households in West Virginia distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in West Virginia have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in West Virginia have a shorter commute time (24.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.3 minutes). Additionally, 3.3% of the workforce in West Virginia have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in West Virginia compared to the United States.